Haven Middle School
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Haven Middle School is located at 2417 Prairie Ave. in Evanston, Illinois. It is a middle school that teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Courses offered include Math (Everyday Math, Prealgebra 1 and 2, and Honors Algebra), Reading, Social Studies, Language Arts, Gym, French/Spanish, Art, Music, Cooking, Drama, Wood shop, and Science.
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[edit] Demographics
Haven has an enrollment of 619. The enrollment includes (2005) 53.9% white, 38.2% black, 5.7% Hispanic, and 1.6% Asian. Overall, 33% of the students are low income. In 2005, 71.4% of the students met or exceeded expectations in state exams, 28.6% did not achieve minimum sores.[1]
[edit] Science initiatives
A program started in 1992 called "HANDS" (Haven and Northwestern University Discover Science) involves graduate students from science and engineering programs at Northwestern University working directly with Haven students. It was originally intended to encourage female and minority students to consider careers in science and engineering, but any student with an interest in science can attend.. The graduate students work with the middle school students to do experiments and create projects. These have often been in the area of material science.[2]
An emphasis on wellness and avoiding obesity have led to food classes at the school, which feature breakfast,fruits and vegetables, and microwaves [3] and the implementing of a project based science program in which students learned about their bodies' needs for calories by measuring metabolism along with learning the nutritional contents of the foods offered.[4]
[edit] Business program
An after school business program was started in 2003 called "Buying into Business" in which Haven students meet after school with Northwestern University students where Haven students learn how to start and manage their own businesses.[5]
[edit] Notable events
The striking architecture of Haven led to its being used for scenes in several major motion pictures, including Home Alone, Home Alone 3, Rookie of the Year, Curly Sue, and a few commercials.[6] Four statues of children at the school's entrance (visible in the illustration at [7] ) were created by noted sculptor Mary Helene Andersen Clark (1910-1994).[8]
Haven had a place in the integration of Evanston's schools. Lorraine H. Morton, hired as the first African-American teacher in the Evanston public schools, rose to become Principal of Haven before entering politics and becoming Mayor of Evanston in 1993.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Interactive Illinois Report Card
- ^ [2] Katharine Duke, "Scientists Cultivate Interest Among Local Middle Scholars" News Center, Northwestern University, March 14, 2007
- ^ [3] Chef Ann Cooper, "Lunch lessons." Feb. 13, 2007
- ^ [4] Katharine Duke, "What's for lunch?" School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
- ^ [5] Marilyn Idelman Soglin, "Program has middle school students buying into business." Observer Online, Northwestern University, Spring 2004.
- ^ [6] The John Hughes Files
- ^ [7] John Hughes Shooting Locations
- ^ [8] www.wpamurals.com
- ^ [9] Caryn Green, "Welcome to Evanston." North Shore Magazine, March 2007
